{"id":8168,"date":"2022-09-13T13:12:55","date_gmt":"2022-09-13T17:12:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/?p=8168"},"modified":"2022-09-13T13:12:57","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T17:12:57","slug":"getting-started-with-domain-of-ones-own","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/2022\/09\/13\/getting-started-with-domain-of-ones-own\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Started with Domain of One&#8217;s Own"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Swarthmore College is one of the many colleges that are now offering faculty the opportunity to create their own website through <a href=\"https:\/\/kb.swarthmore.edu\/display\/SW\/Domain+Of+One%27s+Own\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Domain of One\u2019s Own<\/strong><\/a>. This means that faculty are able to set up a website domain name, which they can use for a variety of purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some faculty use their domain to develop a professional online CV, a website for their academic research, academic conferences or events, professional portfolios, academic e-portfolios for their students, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whatever the purpose, having a domain of one\u2019s own is a great way to have a little bit of control over one\u2019s online presence. It\u2019s also a great way to build a portfolio of work that can be shared with colleagues across the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Domain of One\u2019s Own allows faculty to use such apps as <a href=\"https:\/\/kb.swarthmore.edu\/display\/SW\/Step+2%3A+Installing+a+Website+on+Domain+of+One%27s+Own+-+Wordpress\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WordPress<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/kb.swarthmore.edu\/display\/SW\/Omeka+-+Domain+of+One%27s+Own\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Omeka<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/kb.swarthmore.edu\/display\/SW\/Scalar+-+Domain+of+One%27s+Own\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Scalar<\/a> to create their own website. These apps can be used for digital class projects. Faculty can also sponsor student projects so their students can create websites too. Student websites are great for e-portfolios and showcasing student work both inside and outside of the classroom.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re interested in creating a website using <a href=\"https:\/\/kb.swarthmore.edu\/display\/SW\/Domain+Of+One%27s+Own\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Domain of One\u2019s Own<\/strong><\/a> use the button below and then click \u201c<strong>Get Started<\/strong>\u201d to fill out the interest form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/domains.swarthmore.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Create a New Website<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Swarthmore College is one of the many colleges that are now offering faculty the opportunity to create their own website through Domain of One\u2019s Own. This means that faculty are able to set up a website domain name, which they &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/2022\/09\/13\/getting-started-with-domain-of-ones-own\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Getting Started with Domain of One&#8217;s Own<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":8169,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[90],"class_list":{"0":"post-8168","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"hentry","7":"category-academic-technology","8":"tag-featured","10":"fallback-thumbnail"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Wordpress-type-writer-markus-winkler-U2-VxAIi24o-unsplash-scaled.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/ph2nPL-27K","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8168","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/62"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8168"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8168\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8551,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8168\/revisions\/8551"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8169"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8168"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}